Achievement
Network, a nonprofit that provides professional development, teacher
coaching and student assessments, recently held its student showcase and named Brison White as Student of the
Year.

Brison is a sixth-grader at Paul Habans Charter School. He was nominated by his teachers for his academic growth and test scores.
When recognized for the award, Brison thanked his family, teachers and
Habans Principal Litouri Smith for their support and encouragement.

Ezinne U. Agwaramgbo and Caitlyn A. Kelly, both of Algiers, are two of the Louisiana’s National Achievement Scholarship recipients for 2014. They were awarded $2,500 each.

Agwaramgbo attends Lusher Charter School and has chosen medicine as a career field. Kelly, who attends Benjamin Franklin High School, will focus on the field of neuroscience.

Recipients of the National Achievement $2500 scholarships are students who are finalists in the 2014 competition. The scholarships are awarded on a regional representation.

Sandbach Under 13 Rugby Team Auction

The seventh annual fundraiser to buy equipment and shirts for the Sandbach Under 13 Rugby Team in England will be held at the Crown & Anchor on April 23. The rugby team is sponsored by the House of the Rising Sun Bed & Breakfast and the Crown & Anchor English Pub.

The pre-auction happy hour is 4 to 7 p.m. Items that will be auctioned include rugby, English brewery and Guinness related T-shirts and jerseys, beer towels, a large brewery banner, coasters and 300 English beer signs and more. Cash sales only.

The Crown & anchor is located at 200 Pelican Ave. in Algiers Point.

Healthy Kids Day at Federal City YMCA

Algiers Charter School Association and the West Bank YMCA will hold a health and wellness fair on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Federal City YMCA. James Alexis, director of athletics for Algiers Charter Schools, said, “We want all of the students in the community to come and have fun and enjoy the activities we have planned.”

Events planned include a 1-mile kids fun run, basketball and tennis mini sports clinics, local school performances and cabbage ball and flag football championship games. The schools competing for the championships are William J. Fischer, McDonogh 32, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Martin Behrman, Lafayette Academy, McDonogh 42, Alice Harte and Paul Habans. There will also be face painting, storytelling, camp games, arts and crafts, along with cooking demos, fire and police safety and health screenings.

There will be a free gift for the first 75 children to register for summer camp.

The West Bank YMCA at Federal City is located at 2220 Constitution St. in Algiers. Call 504.598.6321.

New Orleans Knows

Bourbon Street was not named for an alcoholic beverage. Bourbon Street in the French Quarter is named after one of the royal houses of France. In the 1700s, when the French Quarter was laid out, streets were named after royalty. Another example is Burgundy, which was named for the Duke of Burgundy, King Louis’ father.